Bibliometric Analysis Of Cosmogenic Radionuclide Use In Environmental Research

Cosmogenic radionuclides have long been studied since 1940. This knowledge has been used in the field of solar physic, atmospheric, geological system, biosphere as well as material dating. Each of these radionuclides has proven to give so many benefits in our daily lives. This study aims to explore global research trends in the usage of cosmogenic radionuclides in environmental research. The Scopus database has been analysed for several important pieces of information such as publications, sources, languages, countries, affiliations, etc. The analysis revealed that cosmogenic radionuclides are indeed widely used in environmental fields such as soil erosion, sedimentation, weather, and many more. The top three Cosmogenic Radionuclides used in the environmental study are 10Be (53.3%) followed by 26Al (12.99%) and 14C (9.63%). This analysis looks from the year 2010 to 2022 and after the exclusion of any language except English, as many as 1101 written materials whether in the form of book chapters, research articles, reviews, etc. have been identified. Publications are mainly in the form of research articles and 93.5% of the literature is in the English language. Of the total publications, the top three country contributions come from the United States (43.1%), the United Kingdom (21%), and France (18.8%).